I'm serious... I want to make winter hats for my chickens

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i would think the hats would turn into a Peck Festival. "Hey, what's that on Ernie's head?" "I don't know, let's peck it and see!"

Either that or they would strangle themselves on the chin straps. Cute idea for a picture, though.

 

[NeeleysAVLChicks]

The mental image is hilarious!

Sidenote, I know I read somewhere (I'll see if I can find it) about a chicken behavioral study to see exactly how chickens recognized their own flockmates. They tried dying them different colors, putting different clothes on them, etc. They all continued to recognize each other, except when they covered their combs. So I wonder how that would actually work in practice?

 

[AlixS]

I found a pattern for a dog hat I want to knit for my dogs. It goes over their head and under the chin with an opening for their face. No ear holes. And I was thinking to myself (kind of jokingly) that if scaled down it would make a good chicken hat.

 

[Hillsvale]

 

[bakindance]

I thought about using this:
http://www.jefferspet.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=0&mscssid=1WT6JEGPTQL98J13U6M346555HWL4DFC

We use it to protect the dogs feet in the winter?

 

[Ema]

though I think your intentions are good I think your chickens would end up pecking at them and you would find them soiled and on the ground full of holes. but can you imagine though if the chicken kept it on...I would have to request pictures....I can just imagne a chicken with a little knitted dolly hat and sweater...hehehehe

 

[new chick 203]

Have you seen the site about the hen jumpers for rescue chickens?

http://littlehenrescue.co.uk/jumpers.aspx

 

[gritsar]

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Yep, and good luck keeping them on. Vaseline's a hassle, but that and a well ventilated dry coop are your best bets IMO.

 

[ellieroo]

There are clothes for parrots

check them out might have an idea!

 

[DesertChickens]

I'm thinking little tiny Santa hats this year at Christmas. But that's just for my own amusement.